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The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04

An old fellow who had never before seon a rail-
road train, and who. shortly after boarding a
train, experienced the horrors of collision,
dragged himself from under heavy box, and,
calling the conductor, said:
"Capn, I've got anuf liked it putty well as
long as you was a~runnin', but this fool way of
Stoppin' yore machine don't strike me as bein' al
together comfortable. Blamed II you hain't killed
one man, an yander Is a Teller all crippled up.
don't b'lieye in no such progiekin, an II you'll
skuse me, guess III walk
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04

Barque Edmund Fhinney, Young, at New York
from Nuevltas, reports heavy weather on Sept 20,
lat 70, Ion 20, the vessels decks being covered
with water for six hours.
Brig Ned White, Elwell. at New York from Rio
Janeiro, reports having encountered cyclone
Snlit sails.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04

"Sam, how is Talllefgetting along now?n
"Oh, so. He's putting on too much style now to
please me-"
allow is that?"
"Well, he's got mild attack of dyspepsia and
he calls 1t 'Brght's Disease-tryin' TO make it
appear as II he is distinguished person. 1t
makes me sick to see fellow putin on so much
STYLE"
DIR. w. A. CocHRANE says; II used 'Digesty-
lin in a case OF Acute Dyspepsia, and 1t acted
like a charm"
Sold by all Druggists, s1.00 per bottle, or VIM.
f. Kidder & Co., Manufacturing Chemists, SO
John st., N. Y.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04

DOR SALE - The two story brick house, No.
- SO Winter St.; modern improvements; good
change street, or HOWARD E. S0ULE, No. POI
Commercial street. 23-tf
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04
New York Mining ssocp..

lBy Telegraph.
NEW YORK, Oct! 3 1887. The following a.
closing quotations for mining stocks G,-tiay:
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-04

DOR sALE-I will sell at a bargain ION ac-
u count of i'll HEALTHY, my farm situated in EN-.
yarmouth, containing 100 hundred acres of wood
land, upland and intervale. Running water to
buildings, near church, school and depot. Inquire
ON the premises. j. III. BRACKETT. 6-8
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
AN ODD INCIDENT.
The Curious Surprise Experienced By g
Puzzled Bridal Pair.

The Curious Surprise Experienced By Q
Puzzled Bridal Pair.
An odd incident happened recently at
the West Arch Street Presbyterian
Church, Philadelphia, writes a correspond
ent from that city. There was to be q
wedding there at half-past seven o'clock
Of a young lady with an extensive social
connection in that and other churches
There were great preparations, and it so
filed the minister's mind that he entirely
overlooked the fact that he had an ap-
pointment to marry another pair at exact
ly the same hour. When a Quarter-past
seven arrived the large church was as
full of people as it possibly could
be, and the pavement on
each side of the projecting
awning was crowded with the non invited
waiting for that boon which the highest
to the lowest enjoys-a poop at the bride.
There were at least fifty or sixty car.
riages in front OF the church. Among
guests in tho church were bankers,
judges, lawyers, numerous clergymen
and fine representation generally Of the
city's best social ami material prosperity.
The organ was pealiug and the ministe
was in placs. just at this juncture
bride and brdogroom-elect No. 2 who had
been at the minister's house and been
carriage to the side door and entered.
Around the side door every thing was as
quiet as IL nothing was going on.
Through the door leading from
the chapel they saw the IL
Eliminated and crowded church, and
just then the othor bridc in
white, with jewels, and attended by a
bevy of radiant brdcm aids .all in golden
colored gowns and preceded by retinuc
of elcgantlookiuS youths, came up tho
aisle. II was curious surprise for tho
puzzled pair in the chapel In about ten
minutes the church was empty. Whilo
the last of tho guests werc going and tho
sexton was putting out tho lights tho
minister married the second pair briefly
in the chapel. The bride was in n plain
travelling dress and tho groom in ordinary
attire. When they came out To enter the
solitary carriage that stood on tho sido
street she was leaning proudly on his
arm, and they looked at least as happy as
the other pair.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
THE AUCTION BIDDER.
a Curious Business Carried On by Entc
prising New Workers.

q Curious Business Carried On by Entor-
prising New Workers.
The increase in the auction business
leads to a new speciality known as ''bid-
ders," says the New York correspondent
of the Troy Times. Most men prefer to
keep their purposes secret, and, indeed, il
they are seen bidding others will be sure
to follow. Bidders are, therefore, very
useful class, and the following Clipping,
extracted from a morning paper, shows
the manner in which they seek business
"We bid in anything YOU want at auc-
ton, thoroughly posted; references"
There are two methods adopted by bid.
ders-one being mere bluff, while the 9th.
er is the game perseverance. The BLUM.
er starts high-almost as high as his
MARYLAND thus scares off competition,
while the others worry along with small
bids, and in this manner tire out their
competitors. Iattended sale once where
buffer carried of fine bargain in the
following manner: The property was
estimated at IS 900, and when n bid was
asked there were several ready to of . Z
from 81. 500 to 5000. Tho bluffor, how.
ever, called out 500, and thus startled
the crowd They thought tao man must
be so excited that it would bo of no use to
compete, and the buffer got the property
for $3, 700. IT was sold soon afterward al
a large advance. Every way, indeed, is
taken to manipulate auctions, and little
ingenuity often produces good results.
Bidders are paid from IS to SO, and gen.
orally earn their money. Another method
is to pay people for not bidding. very
shrewd real estate dealer of my acquaint
ance when he wants to make a purchase
endeavors to learn who will be likely to
compete with him. He then will pay
them TO stay away. He once pointed out
to me house, adding: 81 got that al
auction for So, 600, but paid man 800 to
keep away from the sale" How many
curious ways people have Of getting bar
Cainsi
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
MARK TWAIN'S START.
How a Cast OF Dice Gave Him His First
Grand Opportunity.

An interesting remini3cence or Sam
Clemens mark Twain) early career in
journalism appeared in the San Francisco
Cal recently. This, says the Sacramento
Bee, brings to mind the real facts accom-
panying Mark Twain's engagement by the
old Sacramento Union proprletors to visit
the Sandwich Islands and furnish their
paper an account of all interesting mat
ter
All old Sacramentans remember what
an exact man James Anthony was, and
how all his aft airs wers conducted on
plain business principles. While he was
a friend of Clemens, he desired him while
employed to render an equivalent for his
pay. Uncle Paul Morrill,, the other
member of the firm of James Anthony
Z Co., was OF a generous and forgiv-
ing disposition and was inclined to
overlook many shortcomings OF his
employees Well, they rugged Sam Glenn
ems out for his excursion and advanced
him $50. Sam started and got as far as
San Francisco, when his impulse for a
'good time" and "grand sprce'' overcame
bis better judgment, and in about three
days the $500 had vanished ''where the
wood bine twineth" Uncle Paul Morrill,
happe ned to be at the Bay city when he
was surprised to meet Clemens on the
street Hello, Salnl" said Morrill,, ''What
are you doing herei thought you sailed
on the last steamer for the Islands"
''Well," said Sam, 81 did intend to go,
but got busted" ''Where is the money
we advancedl" said Morrill,. Sam drawled
out comical answer, implying that he
had been on a bust and lost it. Morrill,
was quite angry for time, but told Sam
to come up to Sacramento and possi-
bly, Anthony could be appeased,
and they would try him again.
When Anthony learned of the fasco he
was furious and refused to do any thing
more for the worthless cuss, as he ex-
pressed it. Uncle Paul. however, molli-
fed the petulant Jim, and they went down
the street arm in arm to Captain Sidd ons'
saloon, where Paul and Anthony shook
dice for the drinks, and upon the shake it
was also to be determined whether Glenn
ems should be retained. II Morrill, won,
Sam was to be retained. Paul was an ex-
pert dice shaker, and invariably stuck
Anthony for the drinks, and was success
full this time. Mark Twain received the
first grand opportunity of his life, which
resulted in his subsequent success.
His Sandwich Island letters were copied
and read all over the world, AMI through
them he was employed as the New York
Herald cores pondent on his trip to the
Holy Land, the 'Innocents Abroad" being
the compilation Of his CORES pondence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
Woman,s Yarioua Occupations.

The girls of eighteen and twenty, wht
are now beginning TO come forward tc
earn their own living in various ways,
find much easier field than their cider
sisters AMI their aunts who tried theii
hands at "battling with the world" The
world appears in so amicoblc light &C
all young women who can do any one
thing very well-whether it Is to manage
a typewriter or q business enterprise
that it Is not easy to believe how difficult
it was for girl tn find any thing to dc
beside school-teaching and sewing tcp
years ago. There is scarcely any world
work now in which q woman may not en-.
gage, no natter how difhcult or extra
ordinary, If she have the desire and talent
for it
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
GIRLS PENMANSHiP.

Why YounS Ladies Should Pay Moro At
tcntion tn ThcIr Handwriting.
Girls should look TO their hand " riting,
Tor it may serve them at some future
crisis better than shorthand or the typo-
writer, says the Yo'efh's Companion. There
is lady clerk in the Department OF tho
Interior. Mrs. Avery by name, who has a
snug and easy place of 81 GO year, chief Y
on account of the extraordinary excel
lencc OF her pcnmanship. II is she who is
selected to copy the letters of the depart
ment which are regarded as Of tho great
est consequence, such, for example, as
are to receive tho attention OF the Presi.
dent, who frequently compliments Mrs.
Avery's ad mirable pcnmanship
No doubt her handwriting is neat and
elegant, because, when she was learning
the art, she took pains; and no doubt 9TH
er girls could do as well, by taking the
same course. Considering the advantage
1t Is to many girls to write good hani, it
is strange that more Of them do not try
to a. qulre this accomplishment or latc
years our schoolgirls and school boys do
q great deal more writing than they did
formerly. Much is done in school now
by way OF dictation, and in many schools
the pupils have pencil or pon in hand al
most half the time.
But it would not be true to say that the
girls OF to-day write more legibly and
neatly than their mothers did. 1t would
be well II they paid far more atten-
ton to this matter than they do.
But they should make q serious
study OF it-acquire the habit of
taking the best posture; learn TO use the
muscles to advantage, so that they may
not easily become tired; and then prac-
tice, as one who intend to become a pro-
fessional musician practices When a
piece Of writing gets worse and worse,
page after page, 1t is because the writer
did the work with only one end Of the
muscular system of the arm. instead Of
employing the whole Of its exquisite and
harmonious machinery. Mrs. Avery, it is
said, writes as easily as she does legibly.
She writes as we'll at the end Of her days
work as at the beginning, and her fingers
oever ache.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
PURSUED eY WITCHES.
The Strange Monomania OF q Well. Edr
Gated and Studioua Old German.

The Strange Monomania OF q Well Edu.
Gated and Studious Old German.
Conrad Seip, an old German wood-saw.
yer Of this city, writes the Galena 1ll.)
correspondent Of the St Louis Globe Dem.
ocrdt, is a victim to superstition more
fanatically grounded than that which pre-
vailed in the dark days Of witchcraft and
sorcery. The man is perfectly sane other.
wise, is well educated, and still O great
student although nearly seventy years OF
age. His supers tition, which to him is q
monomania, is such that he imagines HIM
self constantly surrounded by witches
who are trying to fly away with HIM, and
to prevent them from carrying out their T
object he wears around his waist sack
like belt fl.el with chunks of lead, and
weights his ankles with mineral to such
an extent that he is barely able to drag
one foot after tho other He subsists eu.
tirely upon herbs in order to keep OF the
witches, eschewing all kinds OF meat
vegetables and other food usually par.
taken OF by man. He has a number of
cheap alarm clocks, which are set for
every hour in the night, under the belief
that the striking will keep tho witches
away from his house-a miserable hovel
on the outskirts of the city, where he
dwells alone. Before meals and on retir.
ing to bed he repeats va rious incantations
TO propitiate the witches, aud when about
his work and not talking to other
people is constantly muttering tc
imaginary beings Of the hobgoblin order,
by whom he claims to be at all times sur
rounded. A visit to Scip's domicilc was
made by the correspondent, who found
the place literally filled with bottled
toads, lizards, snakes aud other hideous
objects, which are supposed by the owner
to possess some occult power or influence
in protecting him from injury or harm by
witches. These articles were discovered
on every hand and in all sorts of recep.
tacles. Scores of dried snake skins were
suspended from the mortarless rafters OF
the hut and a number of the skeletons of
dogs and cats most skillfully articulated
and polished were set up on shelf over
Sein's bed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
How Some Prominent Washington States.
men Satisfy Their Vanity.

Says ga II. s. D." In Washington
letter 10 the Minneapolis Tribune: some
times think the desire on the part OF our
public men and women to sec themselves
in print photograph or painting, so that
they may be ''soen and read OF all men,"
Is an evidence OF weakness peculiar 70 tho
American people. The newest two penny
method OF mauifesting this morbid desire
for notoricty is by sitting for photogr phs
and then indorsing them "Yours truly"
after the name, to be bought and
displayed by Tom, Dick and
Harry. One Of our prominent artists
showed me one day stacks of three difrer~
ent sized photographs, which hc kcpt In o
small case. Looking thom over discov-
cred a face well-known TO Washington
political circles-in fact, the man Is ono
Of the leading spirits Of tho Democratic
party in tho House Of Representatives
The "Yours truly" is at the bottom or
on the back Of every one OF at least one
hundred cards. ITO whom do you sclf
theml" / asked. 'Mostly to ladies'"
aHowp aWelI, they come in, look
around, and finally discover that largo
picture on the wall, whom they not un-'
usually exclaim: Oh, what q handsome
mani Who is hep When informed, they
ask il haven't some smaller ones OF
him. containing his autograph. ! have.
sold as many as half dozen to one lady"
Do you sell them to every ouei Eyes, it,
makes no difference who gets them, so L
catch on to the cash" Some Of our artists
send for members and request them 70 sit
for pictures, so great is the demand for
them. One, a modest fellow, having been
twice invitel to come in, finally asked
what it meant, and was informed that
frequent inquiries were made for his pict-.
ure, and he didn't want to be behind the
times. '.At first he refuscd," said the
artist, ''but when showed him the pho
tograph of a beautiful lady, who had only
that day said she wished she could get ~
he sat for three different sizes"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
Discovery OF Ancient Coin.

A treasure dating back two centuries
has been discovered IN an old house
standing in a garden in the Rue Galande,
in Paris The landlady was having some
repairs executed and gas laid on, and the
workmen, on tearing down the paper in a
room en- the ground floor, found, artfully
concealed in q recess in the wall, an iron
box containing wills and family papers
dating from the year 1904, with a quantity
Of coin, among which were about one
hundred and sixty foreign gold pieces Of
the size Of double-louis. The next day
the workmen, in digging in the garden to
.ay down the gas-pipes, came upon anoth-
Or box with twelve hundred pieces OF
gold and silver Of the same kind
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
A Terrible Force Creator.

The latest explosive is Russion inven.
tion, ,hristsnsd the ''force creator" Ac-
cording to a description, it Is noiseless
and smokeless and has ten times the force
Of gunpowder. The inventor, an engineer
named Paktscheff, thinks this explosive
equally as useful for rindustria, as warlike
purposes. Manufacturerers are anxious
10 give it trial. and will not all speak st
o-0e. --.----
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
State omcers.
Medicine Lodge omeers.
SOCIETIES.

SOCIETIES.
n AZ & A. NJ, Delta Lodge No. II
IA Regular communications, hrst and
N month"; I. w. Stout, w. NJ
A. H. MCKrSNEY, Secretary.
CYPRUS CHAPTER No. 81, Il. A. NJ, meets
in Masonic Hall every sd nnd 4th Thursday
Visiting brethren cordially invited. u
GEO. X. STONE, Il.
l.. n. GILLETTE, scc'y.
n u q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 80.
W ns Os Regular Communications, trst
and third Monday evenings la each mouth.
DIR. ~. YANT, Sec.
DrIPuIA LopoE, No. 100. x. Of p, raeots on
Monday evening Of each week, AT ODD Fellow
hall Visiting Knights In good standing invi-
". Ii. McCAoUE, II. &s.
%. q. p, Pioneer Lodse
No. I79.-Rcg'ilar meetings
~ 1IA1 every Tuesday cven.ng.N
~SD ing cordially invited.
AN.cALLEr, n. G..
~. ID. RECORD. Sec.
ENSIGN ENCAMPMENT No. Gs, !. O. o. U.
Visltirs Patriarchs cordially invited to attend
j H.. NTtsOg. HP JOHN HGOgtNs. G. y.
4. K. HrRnHEp. +. W. W. II. McCAGUE, $.
NAOMI No. 81, REBECCA DEGREE, !. o. OF.
Meets the "a and 9Th Friday nights, each month.
Mrs. BERTHA SINGER, No,
W. II. McCague, secy.
O. A, K, G The iasi saturday w u eas6 month : 4
of tho court house In Medicine Lodge, AT Z =. NJ
All comrades cordially invited. e,-..,.-
ELL SMITH, Post COmmander'
h. n. GnBERr, Adjutant.
A. 0. u, W., ESS'y SSSts g2ssy ES?yo TSsrs%aJ SS %
JonN DonnER, Recorder. cr.-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
CHURCHES.

OtHRISTIAN.- - Preaching every sunday at
~ N o'clock n. IN. ana 1:aO y. IN; Pruycr
meeting every Thursday night. sunday schOoi
at 10 % clock n. IN. evcrySunday.
NJ. MCFARLAND, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Serviccs every
IN1 sunday Rt i:OO n. IN. and 80 y. IN; sun
day school every sunday at lOa m fraySr
meeting every "Wednesday evening AT 1;J0.
strangers invited. X. SANDERsoN, PhstOr'
DRESBYTERIAN.-Sc every sunday at
Il NJ A. IN. and 80 y. IN. sunday school at
no Ia IN. REV. MCELROY, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Services ON 2nd
Rundny OF every month at SherlOCks hall, at
IO.OO m m REV. KEARFUL Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Hold reg
" ular services nj MinROnn, liarhcr county
tho second and fourth Sundays I'm each month
AT Forrest school house ON the second Sunda' !;
Cedar Creek school house ON the thiru Sunuhy'
By Elders ShamberRer, Smith ana NcLcr.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
POSTAL

PObTAL.
Postoficc Mt Medicine Lodge open from 81
tO O0PM. Sundays one hour ON arrival ni mhii.
Money order office. r. A. MCCLFARY, y. NJ.
A. S.MCCLEARY, Assistant.
The Nails
From Attica and all Eastorn points, arrives
daily at $40 PM; leaves daily nj 2:Sb = NJ.
From Ashland, Coldwnter, Ncscatungn, sol
mr. Creek, Rod Crock, sun City, Lake CITY.
MingOna. Kingmnn, Ilross, New kiowH, arrives
daily.
e. ~, arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
diysatbPM. DepartsTucsdays,T Thursdaysund
Saturdays at 3 A
From luka, Elm Mills and Saratoga arrives on
tuesdays und Fridays AT NJ and departs on
Wednesdays and SATURDAYS at SAN.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-01

An American just from Europe gives
publishers an interesting review of the
condition of affairs in Europe as involv-
ing the risk of war. He thinks that the
increasing of the already immense armies
and the entangling alliances in which all
the nations are involved will be almost
certain to cause an outbreak
There is one thing, however, according
to popular belief that decreases the
chances of war, and that is the great dis
tructive capacity of modern arms. The
popular belief may be wrong in this
respect, for when the arms become very
destructive men become more cautious
and the tactics change so as to prevent
the masses Of men getting crowded
together and then slaughtered.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-01

The Dispatch can't understand upon
what principle Mr.. Royal can sue the
grand jury for indicting him. We Will
explain it so plainly that the Dispatch can
understand il:
The Constitution of the United States
provides that the judicial power of the
United States shall extend to all cases IN
law or equity arising under the Constitu-
ton of the United States" and the judi
ciary act of 1875 provides that the Circuit
Courts of the United States shall have
Jurisdiction of all cases involving $500
that arise under the Constitution Of the
United States.
Here is the Constitution defining the
class of suits of which Congress can give
the Federal courts jurisdiction, and here
is the act of Congress giving them all the
Jurisdiction that the Constitution author
ICES il TO give To tell then the limits OF
the jurisdiction Of the Circuit Courts, we
must ascertain the meaning of the words
leases arising under the Constitution;
and as far back as 1909 the Supreme
Court settled in Cohens VS.. Virginia, that
case "arose under the Constitution" if
it was necessary to construe the Consti-
tuition in order to give judgment in that
case. This was reaflirmed in Smith VS..
Greenhow, 100 L. 5. r., and White VS..
Greenhow, ia L. 8. r.
Therefore, whenever a case involves
facts which make it necessary to con-
strue the Constitution of the United
States, the Federal court has jurisdiction
of it if it involves $500
Now, Mr. Royal charges in his suit
that the grand jury found the indictment
against him because of the recent act of
the Virginia Legislature defining and
providing for barratry, and he claims
that that act is repugnant to the Con-
stitution of the United States. Whether
that is so or not is a question to be de-
cided in the case, and he has the right to
have that question decided by Federal
court rather than by State court. So
much for the way in which the case gets
into the United States Court. Now for
the principle upon which the grand
jurors are liable.
If the Dispatch will read Yarborough's
case, in 40 U. S. r., and er parte Siebold,
in 100 L. S. r., and Norton oS. Shelby
county, in 11S L. S. r., it will find that
the Supreme Court has established this
for law That a court that undertakes to
enforce an unconstitutional law acts
without jurisdiction. 1t is not the case
of court acting enormously, but of its
being no court at all 1t is no more than
Judge Lynch's Court and the judge who
holds it, the grand jury that finds indict-
ments in it, the clerk who records them,
the sergeant who arrests under
them are all equally guilty of trespass,
Just as much as Judge Lynch and his Off
GERS are. The pretended law, being void
and no law at all, can give no protection
whatever to any one acting under it. If
the Dtspatch will read Royals case, III
L. S. r., it will find that the Supreme
Court holds the judge of the court and
the grand jurors as being equally guilty
of trespass in undertaking to enforce an
unconstitutional law